Burn It Down

Nope, I’m not asking people to torch stuff. This is actually the name of a song that came out on the 16th of this month. The first time I heard it, my reaction was “Freaking AWESOME !!!!”.

‘Burn It Down’ is the first track of Linkin Park’s new album, “Living Things” which is due in stores on June 26th. Those of you who follow the band must have probably heard it already. And you will have to agree that this is pretty impressive. A lot of you might think what the big deal about this one song is. Well, to be honest, a lot of it has to do with their previous album, “A Thousand Suns”. Thing is, that album really divided opinion among a lot of fans. Some fans liked it while others thought that it wasn’t authentic LP. But after hearing this song, a majority of fans will definitely be anticipating the release of this album.

The song starts off with electronic keytones before some really heavy beats set in. It’s something new from the band but sounds amazing. Then there’s the verbal one-two between Chester and Mike, the rock/hip-hop collaboration reminiscent of days gone by. One thing is certain; love them or hate them, you can never fault Linkin Park for bad lyrics. All of their songs have a slice of reality in them, something that is missing from a lot of so-called ‘artists’ these days.

If this song is any indication of how the whole album will go, then I can assure you, it’s worth the $19 that’s the cost of preordering the album. Here’s hoping for another masterpiece from LP.